Ingredients
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3 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder (use semi-heaping teaspoonful)
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1 teaspoon baking soda (use semi-heaping teaspoonful)
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1 1/4 cups sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla or 2 teaspoons almond extract
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1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes!)
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2 large eggs
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1/4 cup milk
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3 tablespoons whipping cream, unwhipped
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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3 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup flour
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1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (can use more if desired)
Instructions
- Set oven to 350° (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- In a bowl sift together the first 3 ingredients.
- In a small bowl mix together the milk with whipping cream; set aside.
- In another bowl cream the butter with sugar and vanilla for about 4 minutes (no sugar granules should remain in the mixture).
- Add in eggs and cream cheese; beat until thoroughly blended.
- Add in the flour mixture alternately with milk/cream mixture.
- Spread HALF of the batter into prepared baking dish, then sprinkle the blueberries over the batter.
- Spread the remaining batter over blueberries.
- For the topping mix together the sugar with flour and cinnamon (if using) add in softened butter and mix with fingers until blended.
- Sprinkle on top of the cake batter.
- Bake for about 45-50 minutes, or until cake tests done.
- Delicious!